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U4 The Night the Earth Didn't Sleep
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Step 1 Lead-in
Step 1 Lead-in
1.What do you think of the earthquake?
2.What should we do to protect ourselves if an earthquake happened?
free
Stay ________a strong desk
sit on the floor in a _______ or close to the _______
protect your _____ and ______
with your arms
____________(远离)the windows, tall furniture and pictures or anything that may fall on you.
If we are indoors
under
doorway
wall
head
neck
Stay away from
If you are outdoors
move to _______ areas
______________(远离) buildings and trees
________________(小心)fallen power lines
clear/safe
get away from
be careful of
THE NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP
P50
Look at the title, photo and language features.
Guess what’s the style of the text.
News report
Literature
Literary journalism
Skim and find out the topic sentences.
Paragraph Topic sentence
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Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei.
Everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world were coming to an end.
There was nothing but ruins.
But hope was not lost.
Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its feet.
Part 1
Part 2
The topic sentences may be the first, the middle or the last sentence of the paragraph.
Part 3
Damage during the earthquake
Revival after the earthquake
Warning signs before the earthquake
fast reading
Para. 1 (语言点解析)
Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. For several days, the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. There were deep cracks that appeared in the well walls. At least one well had some smelly gas coming out of it. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat, and dogs refused to go inside buildings. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide, and fish jumped out of the water. At about 3:00 am., on 28 July 1976 bright lights were seen in th